Rick Carfagna

Rick Carfagna is the state representative for the 68th District of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a Republican. The district consists of Knox County and about half of Delaware County.

Rick Carfagna
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 68th District
Assumed office
January 3, 2017
Preceded byMargaret Ruhl
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Jill
Children1
ResidenceWesterville, Ohio
Alma materJohn Carroll University (B.A.)

Life and career

Carfagna was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio where his family owns and operates a small Italian grocery. He graduated from St. Francis DeSales High School before attending John Carroll University. Following graduation, Carfagna served on the Ohio Legislative Service Commission’s Fellowship Program and later worked as a legislative aide in the Ohio House of Representatives. He then worked as the Government Relations Manager for Time Warner Cable.[1]

In 2009, Carfagna was elected as a Genoa Township Trustee, and was re-elected in 2013. He would serve as the Boards President for three terms, and was known as a fiscal conservative.[2] Carfagna is married with one daughter.[3]

Ohio House of Representatives

In 2016 four-term incumbent Ohio state representative Margaret Ruhl was term-limited. With the seat heavily Republican, the seat attracted a number of Republicans including Carfagna. In a five-way primary, two candidates were from Delaware County and three from Knox. However, Carfagna's family name recognition and Statehouse ties made him an early favorite.[4] His closest adversary was said to be Beth Lear, another former legislative staffer.[5]

In the end, Carfagna won, taking a plurality of nearly 43% of the vote, with Lear taking 34%.[6] In the general election, facing Democrat John Russell and write-in candidate Douglas Crowl,[7] Carfagna won to secure his first term with 65.97%.[8]

References
  1. "About Rick - Rick Carfagna for State Representative". Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  2. "Ohio communities' group deals for utilities not always a bargain - The Columbus Dispatch". Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  3. "Genoa police lose two leaders, gain new chief - ThisWeek Community News". Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  4. "Some Ohio legislators facing primary battles - The Columbus Dispatch". Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  5. "Ohio Politics Now: What happens if John Kasich does well in New Hampshire? - The Columbus Dispatch". Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  6. "Here's what happened in Tuesday's Knox County Primary — Mount Vernon News – Mount Vernon, Ohio". Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  7. "News sponsors political debates — Mount Vernon News – Mount Vernon, Ohio". Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  8. "Carfagna to serve in Ohio House — Mount Vernon News – Mount Vernon, Ohio". Retrieved 2017-01-03.
Political offices
Preceded by
Margaret Ruhl		 Ohio House of Representatives, 68th District
2017–present		 Incumbent
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